BA in Cognitive Neuroscience

In Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Stephen Mitroff’s Science in the District seminar, first-year students visit D.C. institutions including the Transportation Security Administration and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.

In the innovative Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Neuroscience program, students gain fluency in cognitive neuroscience, develop their analytical thinking and refine their ability to present compelling scientific arguments in both written and oral form. High-achieving students often assist in undergraduate research, external internships and honors seminars in special topics.

In the classroom, neuroscience students learn the fundamental theories, methods and results involved in neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience and the study of complex behavior.

Cognitive Neuroscience in Action

How do the cognitive sciences save women’s lives? Watch this short video to learn more about breast cancer detection and how cognitive science helps inform how radiologists can best perform
their jobs.

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Stephen Mitroff’s undergraduate course called Science in the District focuses on how cognitive psychology research plays a role in many real-world professions. Recently, the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) joined Mitroff and his students on several trips around Washington, D.C., and has produced a series of short videos that highlight how cognitive science can
be used to benefit society. Watch the first video, which focuses on aviation security.

Minor in Mind-Brain Studies

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Neuroscience may also choose to pursue a minor in mind-brain studies. This minor combines philosophy and psychology core courses with a choice of more than 20 elective classes, including Psycholinguistics, Theory of Knowledge and Speech and Language Disorders.